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Grammar Practice
Worksheets ✎
Simple Present Tense Simple Present Tense in the Negative
Choose the correct verb from the list below to Make negative sentences using the correct verbs
complete the following sentences. Use the correct from the list below.
form of the simple present tense.
speak know go need want drink love be
fix stand speak drink eat do wear move smoke wear sell have get up serve
have wash make listen buy
take watch brush
Ex. 1. She is Japanese. She doesn’t speak French.
1. I breakfast at 7:00 every morning. 1. I any dinner because I am not

2. He always a suit to work. hungry.
2. Jerry and Beth are strangers. They

3. The teacher at the front of the
each other.
classroom.
4. He his teeth three times a day. 3. We to school on the weekend.
4. Mrs. Smith wants a divorce. She

5. We usually our groceries on the her husband anymore.
weekend. 5. Turtles quickly.

6. He a meeting every morning.
6. Children coffee.
7. She often chicken for dinner.
7. You jeans to a wedding.
8. They the bus to school everyday.
8. Poor people a lot of money.
9. We often television in the
evenings. 9. It’s warm today. You to wear a
coat.
10. He to the radio on his way to
10. Jessica is very healthy. She
work.
cigarettes.
11. The teacher three languages.
11. The students are from China. They
12. A mechanic cars. English.
13. She the dishes after dinner. 12. The shoe store hats.
13. That restaurant breakfast.

14. They coffee every morning.
14. The children early on the
weekend.
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Grammar Practice
Worksheets ✎
Grammar Practice
Worksheets ✎
Simple Present Tense – Yes/No Questions
Practice making questions and giving short answers in the simple present tense.
Ex. Do you wake up early every day?

Yes, I do. (I wake up early every day.)
1.
(He takes the bus to school.)
2.
(They don’t live in a big city.)
3.
(We like to play tennis.)
4.
(They don’t watch TV a lot.)
5.
(He lives in an apartment.)
6.
(The students work hard.)
7.
(She doesn’t eat in the cafeteria.)
8.
(I speak French.)
Simple Present Tense – Information Questions
Use the correct question word (who, what, where, when, why, how many) and the simple present tense to make
information questions. The underlined words are the answers to the questions.
Ex. Where does he live?

He lives in an apartment on Main Street.
1.
They have three children.
2.
He speaks four languages.
3.
She lives with her roommate.
4.
They eat lunch in the cafeteria everyday.
5.
I go to bed at 11:00 every night.
6.
She doesn’t want to go to a movie because she is very tired.
7.
They eat eggs for breakfast every day.
8.
He wants steak for dinner.

Simple Present Tense and Frequency Adverbs
A. Choose the correct verb from the list below to complete the following sentences. Use the correct
form of the simple present tense.
eat / travel / play / listen to / help / shop / drink / rain / take / do
1. I never drinks coffee before I go to bed.

2. She always helps her mother with the housework.
3. Her husband never does the laundry.
4. They usually take the bus to school.
5. We seldom eat dinner in a restaurant.
6. They rarely travel to different countries.
7. She usually shops at the supermarket near her home.
8. We sometimes play cards on the weekend.
9. It often rains in April.
10. Teenagers seldom listen to their parents.
B. Write sentences about yourself using each of the frequency adverbs below.
always / usually / often / sometimes / seldom / rarely / never
1. I always brush my teeth in the morning.
2. I usually take the taxi to university.
3. I often surf the internet.
4. I sometimes wake up at 8:15a.m.
5. I seldom read my favorite book.
6. I rarely drink alcohol.
7. I never want to work.

Present Progressive (Present Continuous) Tense
Choose the correct verb from the list below to complete the following sentences. Use the correct form of
the present progressive tense.
wear / study / sneeze / listen / rain / fix / dance /

eat / read / shine / buy / make / wash / fly / sleep
1. It is a beautiful day. The sun is shining.
2. Mother is busy now. She is making dinner.
3. Father is in the garage. He is fixing the car.
4. The students are in the classroom. They are listening to their teacher.
5. The baby is in her crib. She is sleeping.
6. Ellie is in her bedroom. She is studying for her exam.
7. Claire and Bob are at a party. They are dancing.
8. You should take your umbrella. It is raining.
9. Anna is going to a wedding. She is wearing a beautiful dress.
10. The floor is dirty. Andrea is washing it.
11. Mark is at the supermarket. He is buying groceries.
12. It is 12:00. The children are eating lunch.
13. Brenda has a bad cold. She is sneezing.
14. The students are in the library. They are reading.
15. The pilot is flying his airplane.

Present Progressive Tense – Negative and Affirmative
Choose the correct verb from the list below to complete the following sentences. First use the negative
form, then the affirmative.
drink / go / wash / play / cook / study / listen / write / smoke

/ drive / speak / watch
Ex. Mary isn’t wearing a blue dress. She’s wearing a black dress.
1. Peter isn’t studying mathematics. He’s studying history.
2. The boys aren’t playing soccer. They’re playing hockey.
3. I’m not drinking coffee. I’m drinking tea.
4. She isn’t writing a letter to her grandmother. She’s writing a letter to her aunt.
5. We aren’t driving a new car. We’re driving a used car.
6. I am not cooking fish for dinner. I’m cooking steak.
7. She isn’t watching sports on TV. She’s watching a movie.
8. The tourists aren’t speaking Chinese. They’re speaking Japanese.
9. He isn’t smoking a cigarette. He’s smoking a pipe.
10. She isn’t washing the dishes. She’s washing the clothes.
11. They aren’t listing to classical music. They’re listing to rock music.
12. We aren’t going to Hawaii for our vacation. We’re going to Mexico.

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Grammar Practice

1. I breakfast at 7:00 every morning. 1. I any dinner because I am not

2. Jerry and Beth are strangers. They

4. He his teeth three times a day. 3. We to school on the weekend.

4. Mrs. Smith wants a divorce. She

weekend. 5. Turtles quickly.

13. That restaurant breakfast.

Ex. Do you wake up early every day?

(He takes the bus to school.)

(They don’t live in a big city.)

(We like to play tennis.)

(They don’t watch TV a lot.)

(He lives in an apartment.)

(The students work hard.)

(She doesn’t eat in the cafeteria.)

Ex. Where does he live?

She doesn’t want to go to a movie because she is very tired.

He wants steak for dinner.

eat / travel / play / listen to / help / shop / drink / rain / take / do

1. I never drinks coffee before I go to bed.

always / usually / often / sometimes / seldom / rarely / never

1. I always brush my teeth in the morning.

2. I usually take the taxi to university.

3. I often surf the internet.

4. I sometimes wake up at 8:15a.m.

5. I seldom read my favorite book.

6. I rarely drink alcohol.

7. I never want to work.

wear / study / sneeze / listen / rain / fix / dance /

1. It is a beautiful day. The sun is shining.

2. Mother is busy now. She is making dinner.

3. Father is in the garage. He is fixing the car.

5. The baby is in her crib. She is sleeping.

6. Ellie is in her bedroom. She is studying for her exam.

7. Claire and Bob are at a party. They are dancing.

8. You should take your umbrella. It is raining.

9. Anna is going to a wedding. She is wearing a beautiful dress.

10. The floor is dirty. Andrea is washing it.

11. Mark is at the supermarket. He is buying groceries.

12. It is 12:00. The children are eating lunch.

13. Brenda has a bad cold. She is sneezing.

14. The students are in the library. They are reading.

15. The pilot is flying his airplane.

drink / go / wash / play / cook / study / listen / write / smoke

1. Peter isn’t studying mathematics. He’s studying history.

2. The boys aren’t playing soccer. They’re playing hockey.

3. I’m not drinking coffee. I’m drinking tea.

5. We aren’t driving a new car. We’re driving a used car.

6. I am not cooking fish for dinner. I’m cooking steak.

7. She isn’t watching sports on TV. She’s watching a movie.

8. The tourists aren’t speaking Chinese. They’re speaking Japanese.

9. He isn’t smoking a cigarette. He’s smoking a pipe.

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